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A Strengthened Focus
AANS 2005 Annual Report
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President’s Message:
Ever Evolving Strengths
A
s Teddy Roosevelt said, “Far and away the best prize that
life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth
doing.” Serving as president of the American Association
of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) has only heightened my sense
of satisfaction in devoting my life to a career in neurosurgery. The
field has grown and evolved enormously since I became an AANS
member nearly 30 years ago. The AANS has grown to reflect
these changes, ever evolving and staying on top of the key issues
that impact neurosurgeons and our specialty. Today, it is an
association with newfound and strengthened focus.
Nearly 75 years ago, the society that is now the AANS grew
out of the need of the field’s pioneers to learn more and to share
their expertise with one another, with the admirable goal of
attaining improved patient
outcomes. This is no less
true now, although today’s
neurosurgeons must also
navigate through multiple
layers of documentation and
regulations to support the
requirements associated with
licensure and certification.
They must deal with realities
such as skyrocketing
medical liability premiums
and neurosurgeon shortages.
The AANS continuously
strives to assist members in
navigating the growing
complexities of a career in neurosurgery in the 21st century.
In response to the uninsured health crisis facing our Nation
and its impact on neurosurgery, the AANS released a Health Care
Coverage Position Statement in April supporting health insurance
for all Americans.
Coding and reimbursement issues in stereotactic radiosurgery
have been increasingly important topics during the last year. The
AANS has formed a task force and engaged ASTRO. We are
committed to insuring neurosurgery’s role in the development and
delivery of radiostereosurgery.
The AANS recognizes how crucial it is for neurosurgeons to
learn about and implement the ever changing technological
advances in the field. The superb continuing medical education
(CME) activities offered by the AANS reflect the latest advances in
the field and enable members to hone their knowledge and skills.
The AANS CME policy was clarified by the Board of Directors in
January 2005. Active and Active Provisional members are required
to document receipt of the Continuing Education Award in
Neurosurgery to maintain membership in the AANS. The association
expanded its criteria for what qualifies for AANS CME credit, taking
into consideration the anticipated American Board of Neurological
Surgery (ABNS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements,
as well as those mandated by other outside organizations.
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The AANS understands how challenging it can be for
neurosurgeons to document the requirements associated with
certification, both to retain AANS membership and meet MOC
criteria. As a benefit of membership, the AANS tracks and records
CME credits for members, providing personalized online
transcripts and award certificates.
The relationship of professional societies and identity has
come under increased scrutiny. In order to ensure the continued
delivery of unbiased educational offerings, the AANS developed
new guidelines to govern its relationship with commercial
vendors. These were approved by the Board of Directors in
November 2004.
In June 2005, the American Association of Neurological
Surgeons, a 501(c)(6) organization, announced formation of the
AANSPAC. This new PAC will be a much more efficient vehicle for
influencing liability reform and other issues of importance and for
soliciting funds that support these crucial efforts. This will replace
the organization known as ANSPAC and complement
Neurosurgeons to Preserve Health Care Access (NPHCA).
The AANS supports the future of neurosurgery through the
Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF). The
NREF fosters the promising work of young, talented neurosurgical
researchers by awarding several grants annually. The NREF
awards the Van Wagenen Fellowship for post-resident study in a
foreign country for a period of 12 months. In addition, the NREF
bestows both Young Clinician Investigator and Research
Fellowship awards every year.
I cannot think of a more fitting way to culminate one’s term as
AANS president than by presiding over the annual meeting. This
year’s meeting in New Orleans exemplified all that the AANS does
for members and for neurosurgery throughout the year with its
theme: Education and Innovation in Neurosurgery. The annual
meeting remains the premier neurosurgical educational event,
with an impressive diversity of practical clinics, breakfast
seminars, and scientific sessions. Among the awards I presented
this year was the Harvey Cushing Medal, the most prestigious
honor the AANS bequeaths on a member. I had the great pleasure
of presenting this to my good friend and esteemed colleague,
Martin Weiss, MD, FACS. This followed with the lively Cushing
Oration by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Edmund Morris, who
wrote the definitive biography on Teddy Roosevelt.
When I handed over the gavel to Phil Wirth, MD in New
Orleans, I did so with confidence that the AANS, with its
strengthened focus, is well positioned to build on its excellent
foundation. Within this report, you will see evidence of the AANS’
strong commitment to advancing the field of neurosurgery
forward through the 21st century with cutting edge programming
and an invaluable array of member benefits.
Robert A. Ratcheson, MD
2004-2005 AANS President
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Executive Director’s Report:
A Reenergized Momentum
I
am very pleased to submit to you this review and assessment of the AANS service to
its membership covering the 2005 fiscal year—July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.
The title for this year’s report, A Strengthened Focus, conveys the organization’s
multidimensional advances in this newly entered phase of service to its member
neurosurgeons, as well as the specialty as a whole.
While the AANS’ focus for the first three years of this decade was first and foremost to
solidify its finances and infrastructure in order to eventually provide members with the
specialty’s most advanced services, it simultaneously needed to start producing new
programs to meet its members’ growing and immediate needs. No truly premier member
service organization has the luxury of dealing with its challenges in a linear fashion, and
the AANS recognized that reality from the outset of its recently revised strategic planning.
By the beginning of 2004, it was clear that we achieved those early objectives of
stability and service development much sooner than expected. The AANS has striven this
past year to consciously invest in its rapid success
by embarking upon the next step: a re-energized
focus to use the momentum of those achievements
to undertake our next phase of service to
neurosurgery: utilizing our considerable strengths
and resources to prudently but confidently
accelerate and enhance our benefits to you.
In the reports that follow, you will clearly see the
fruits of this year of your organization operating at
full throttle: financially sound and viable, innovative,
creatively diverse, confident and visionary. From
offering you superior quality educational activities
such as the new Minimally Invasive Spinal
Techniques and other select education on DVDs; the
innovative practice management activity:
Neurosurgeon as CEO: The Business of
Neurosurgery; the enhanced technological services available to AANS members housed
on MyAANS.org such as CME tracking systems (including tracking individual state
requirements); the emerging member benefits to be realized via the AANS Online
Marketplace; the improved and ongoing successful signature AANS offerings such as the
Neurosurgery Review by Case Management: and Oral Board Preparation; the premier
clinical Journal and the quarterly socioeconomic news Bulletin; and the always evolving
and renowned Annual Scientific Meeting—the AANS’ “focus” is truly a dynamic and
multi-faceted plan to assure its membership of premier service development.
From a position of strength, achieved by sound leadership and fiscal prudence, we
now confidently and vigorously expand our focus to meet your needs in a time of
dramatic change for healthcare and its providers. This report will demonstrate that the
AANS has never been better positioned to support you as you face those challenges.
Thomas A. Marshall
AANS Executive Director
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State-of-the-Art Neurosurgical Education
AANS successflly conducted 10 practice management activities
throughout the country this year. These included coding, advanced
coding, practice management, and anatomy and terminology. All
practice management activities performed well educationally and
financially. A new one-day activity, Neurosurgeon as CEO: The
Business of Neurosurgery focused on the identification of creative
and innovative revenue streams to improve the financial health of
the neurosurgical practice.
As part of the ongoing Master Series, AANS presented clinical
spine education: Innovations in Spinal Fixation: An Advanced
Course was offered in two locations, and the new Minimally
Invasive Spinal Techniques was offered once. These provided
detailed didactic and hands-on instruction for advanced spinal
fixation techniques to a limited capacity audience. They were
presented by world-class neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons
and featured state-of-the-art equipment and instrumentation.
The always popular oral board review courses were offered
twice this year to neurosurgeons in preparation for their ABNS
certification exam. Under the direction of Julius Goodman, MD, this
activity always sells out far in advance with a waiting list.
The AANS Resident Mentoring Program, under the direction of
Samuel J. Hassenbusch, MD, was launched in January 2005. The
program matches residents with seasoned neurosurgeon mentors,
providing residents with options outside their respective residency
programs. Currently there are 99 participants; 65 residents and
34 neurosurgeons.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
On January 1, 2005, the AANS Executive Committee implemented
new rules and regulations to assist members in obtaining and
tracking appropriate CME credits to meet the anticipated
mandates of the ABNS, as well as those required by other outside
organizations. The new cycle requires at least 60 neurosurgical
credits over the three-year cycle to document receipt of the
Continuing Education Award in Neurosurgery to
maintain membership in the AANS. The
cosponsored-endorsed category allows allied
organizations that are accredited providers of CME
to apply to the AANS to cosponsor neurosurgical
CME activities. Joint sponsorship allows nonaccredited entities to jointly sponsor certified
educational activities with AANS, an accredited
provider, once specific requirements are met
throughout the planning, implementation and
evaluation processes.
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Expanding
Knowledge through
Innovative
Education and
Science
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A total of 18 directly sponsored activities were
offered to 2,954 physician attendees and 917
non-physician attendees.
A total of 18 jointly sponsored activities were
offered to 2,177 physician attendees and 323
non-physician attendees.
AANS helps members track progress toward
state CME requirements through MyAANS.org:
1. Members can now select the state(s) in which
they hold a license to practice medicine, and enter
their license dates/number.
2. Selecting the state on the CME page prompts a
message with the details of relicensure for that
state, and features a link to the state’s licensure
Web site. A percentage meter shows each
member’s progress toward meeting these
requirements.
3. The service offers a convenient option to print a
transcript of CME for a chosen state that includes
the state license number for submission with
a renewal.
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ROBERT F. HEARY, MD
Education and Practice Management Committee,
Clinical Course Director
According to the most recent AANS member survey, members spend close to 60
percent of their time performing spinal procedures. To address the great need for
continuing education within this area, the AANS has made a concerted effort in the
last few years to expand spine educational activities.
Under the direction of Robert F. Heary, MD, the AANS launched a new Masters
Series cadaver activity in December 2004, Minimally Invasive Spinal Techniques,
which complemented Innovations in Spinal Fixation: An Advanced Course. Dr. Heary
was on board when the first spine activity was held in July 2002, and assumed
leadership as director for spine education in 2003.
“The spine subspecialty is ever evolving with new techniques being developed
continually, making it a challenge for neurosurgeons practicing in this area to stay on
top of advanced technology,” stated Dr. Heary.
“The spine activities offered by the AANS present state-of-the-art techniques, with
high faculty-to-participant ratios, ensuring individualized instruction. This environment
promotes mentoring and learning, utilizing hands-on instruction provided by seasoned
master spine surgeons. The faculty is able to address specific issues facing each
participant in his or her own practice through one-on-one mentoring. A testimony to
the high caliber of these activities is that they invariably sell out,” remarked Dr. Heary.
Dr. Heary, chair of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral
Nerves, is professor of neurological surgery and program director of the Neurosurgical
Residency Training Program at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in Newark, N.J.
2005 AANS Annual Meeting:
Education and Innovation in Neurosurgery
The AANS Annual Meeting is the nation’s largest annual scientific
meeting for neurosurgeons, neurological residents in training,
neuroscience nurses, clinical specialists, nurse/physician assistants,
and other allied health professionals. Featured were the latest
scientific and technological advances in neurological surgery. At the
opening reception, neurosurgeons and their guests feasted on an array
of Cajun culinary delights and enjoyed lively music and dancing amid
the colorful, visually creative backdrop of Mardi Gras World. This year’s
meeting was attended by 2,843 medical registrants and a total of
6,084 participants, including exhibitors and guests.
Highlights included:
• 40 practical clinics
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22 general scientific sessions
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135 oral abstract presentations
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Nearly 500 poster presentations
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About 770 exhibits (representing more than 225 companies)
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80 educational breakfast seminars
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2005 Cushing Orator, Pulitzer Prize winning author
Edmund Morris
AANS Bestows Top Awards
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Cushing Medalist (highest award given)—
Martin H. Weiss, MD, FACS
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Distinguished Service Award—John C. VanGilder, MD
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Humanitarian Award—Tetsuo Tatsumi, MD, FACS
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Honorary Member—Armando J. Basso, MD, PhD
A Wealth of Knowledge—Special Lectures
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The Richard C. Schneider Lecture—Julian Hoff, MD
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The Ronald L. Bittner Lecture—Darrell Bigner, MD, PhD
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The Van Wagenen Lecture—Charles Warlow, MD, PhD
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The Rhoton Family Lecture—Robert G. Grossman, MD
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The Theodore Kurze Lecture—Martin H. Weiss, MD, FACS
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The Hunt Wilson Lecture—H. J. Peter Ralston, MD
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RICHARD G. FESSLER, MD, PHD
2005 Annual Meeting Chair
What does it take to make the AANS Annual Meeting the premier neurosurgical
educational event in the country? Having served on the AANS Annual Meeting
Committee for five years, Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD, understands firsthand how
the complex and multi-layered planning process ensures consistently high
quality—from the first morning’s practical clinic to the very last lecture presented
on the final day.
Dr. Fessler started serving on this committee in 2001, as a member at large,
was scientific chair in 2004, and Annual Meeting chair in 2005. “The entire
process from beginning to end is like a well-orchestrated play—every AANS
volunteer and staff person is integral to making this meeting of enormous
magnitude play out seamlessly to the attendees,” said Dr. Fessler. Before the
2005 Annual Meeting concluded, planning for the next one was well underway.
The cities and venues are arranged years in advance.
“The committee works diligently to offer a wide range of practical clinics,
breakfast seminars and plenary sessions that cover the gamut of extraordinary
work being done across all specialties of neurosurgery. The bottom line every
year is to improve upon the prior year’s program and offer neurosurgeons and allied health professionals cutting edge, innovative education
and technology to further their careers and ultimately, improve patient care,” remarked Dr. Fessler.
Dr. Fessler is the John Harper Seeley Professor and chief of neurosurgery at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Ill.
A Compelling Message
Every year at the annual meeting, the AANS highlights
neurosurgical topics chosen by a peer-review process from all
accepted oral abstracts, for release to the media. A compelling
array of topics this year attracted considerable media attention,
resulting in significant circulation numbers. Media coverage of the
2005 AANS Annual Meeting has exceeded 417 million people
worldwide to date. Notable online outlets include: Yahoo!News,
Medscape, HealthScout, HealthDay, HealthCentral, Excite, Forbes,
and Dr. Koop. Major newspapers include: The New York Times,
Dayton Daily News, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Indianapolis Star,
Detroit Times, Times (London, England), St. Louis Post-Disptach,
Sacramento Bee, and Winston-Salem Journal.
2005 Annual Meeting Highlighted Topics
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Intraventricular Passive Immunization against Beta-Amyloid as
a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease in Transgenic Mice
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Age-related Changes in Cerebral Blood Flow may Explain Worse
Outcome in Female Head Trauma Patients
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Multicentric Phase III Study on Fluorescence-guided Resection
of Malignant Gliomas with 5-ALA: Preliminary Results on
Interim Analysis of 270 Patients
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The Induction of Venous Collateral Circulation By Staged
Separation of Craniopagus Twins
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Is there a "July effect" in Pediatric Neurosurgery at
Teaching Hospitals?
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Changing Patterns of Traumatic Brain Injury Epidemiology and
Mortality Risk
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Deep Brain Stimulation for Pain: A Meta-analysis
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Prospective Blinded Outcome Assessments In Spinal Surgery
Fifty doctors participated in Hometown Radio Interviews,
coordinated by well-known Chicago radio personality, Christopher
Michael. This free program gives AANS members the opportunity
to speak about any aspect of neurosurgery that interests them,
and serves as a great way to educate the public about the
groundbreaking work being done in the field. This year’s
interviews were heard on 1,644 stations nationwide, with a
combined audience exceeding 40 million listeners.
The 2005 Neurosurgical Media Awards Program, created to
encourage balanced and educational media coverage of
neurosurgical topics, was moderated by Gail Rosseau, MD. A lively
panel discussion gave members insight into what makes a great
news story, how to pitch to a reporter, and common pitfalls to
avoid. The 2005 recipients were: Vicki Mabrey, Saved from Senility,
CBS 60 Minutes Wednesday; Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, The Will to
Walk, San Antonio Express-New; and Debi Chard, Neurosurgeons:
Above and Beyond, WCSC-TV, Charleston, S.C.
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Providing a
Broadened Array
of Information,
Technology, and
Benefits
TERRY LICHTOR, MD, PHD
2005 Annual Meeting Highlighted Topics Author
Terry Lichtor, MD, PhD, feels very indebted to the furry little
creatures he keeps in his laboratory at Rush University Medical
Center in Chicago. The reason he is indebted is that these
laboratory mice may hold the key to a potential cure for
Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Lichtor has been working on Alzheimer’s disease
research for several years and the findings he presented at the
2005 AANS Annual Meeting were the most promising to date.
So promising in fact, that Dr. Lichtor’s Alzheimer’s research
reached more than 100 million readers across the world and
helped contribute significantly to the huge media circulation the
AANS generated for the scientific portion of the meeting.
“The data reported in this study provided strong support for
treating Alzheimer’s disease using a strategy involving injection
of antibodies into the brain to impede the formation of betaamyloid protein, without the serious side effects implicated in
prior immunization strategies,” said Dr. Lichtor.
“Funding for neurosurgical research is frequently tenuous
and this project in particular was at risk for not receiving
ongoing funding. The tremendous media attention that the
AANS garnered for my work is directly responsible for several
opportunities presented to me which will hopefully enable me
to continue this promising research,” remarked Dr. Lichtor.
“I feel very grateful that my research was chosen from the
135 accepted oral abstracts for inclusion in the 2005 Annual
Meeting Press Kit. Educating the public about cutting edge
research being conducted by neurosurgeons across the world
is an invaluable service the AANS provides to its members,”
added Dr. Lichtor.
Dr. Lichtor is associate professor at Rush University Medical
Center in Chicago, Ill.
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ne important strategy in AANS’ goal to diversify revenue
streams is to offer an assortment of products tailored to the
specific needs of neurosurgical practices that fulfill the
AANS mission. Many are developed by neurosurgeons for
neurosurgeons; others are developed by practice management
experts. The AANS introduced several new items to its product and
service line and enhanced home-study CME opportunities.
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A Patient’s Guide to Spinal Fusion, the latest brochure in the
AANS Patient Education Series discusses when spinal fusion
techniques might be used to treat low back pain, the benefits of
the procedure, and the types of spinal fusion (with
instrumentation and bone grafting).
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Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty by Daniel K. Resnick, MD and
Steven Garfin, MD is the first multidisciplinary book to cover
these procedures. Included are patient selection, choice of
procedure, complications and management, and expected
outcomes. This volume provides 15 Category I CME Credits.
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Minimally Invasive Spinal Techniques DVDs present
fundamentals in minimally invasive spine surgery. Included are
current techniques, indications and anatomic overview. The 6DVD set features both didactic presentations and footage of
hands-on lab instruction using cadaver material. This set
provides 12 Category I CME Credits.
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Neurosurgical Focus, the monthly online topic-based AANS
journal became eligible for no-cost CME as a member benefit
in August 2004. There have been 398 CME tests submitted
with 391 receiving passing marks, as of June 30, 2005. This
benefit provides AANS members with one CME Category 1
credit available per month, for a total of 12 credits per year for
this activity.
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Through an arrangement established with Oakstone Publishing
in January 2005, members can now receive CME credits by
subscribing to the monthly DVD series, Practical Reviews
in Neurosurgery.
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A new and improved coding resource, the AANS Guide to Coding:
Mastering the Global Service Package for Neurological Surgery
Services was introduced. Incorporating feedback and ideas from
neurosurgical coders, this publication now includes one page for
each code, organized in code order with an index at the back of
the book. It also includes common names for procedures.
The AANS often partners with companies with expertise in specific
areas who can offer members programs at discounted rates or
with additional/exclusive features. Two such programs were
introduced in the 2005 fiscal year:
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AANS Rewards American Express Card through MBNA America
offers members rewards and privileges with no annual fee.
Card holders earn one point for every dollar in purchases,
redeemable for cash rewards, travel on major U.S. airlines with
no blackout dates, brand-name merchandise, and gift
certificates from well-known merchants.
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Automobile Lease and Purchase Program through Physicians
Leasing Co. (PLC): PLC works with dealers and manufacturers
nationwide to assure members receive the best price. They
offer free vehicle delivery to home or office; design leases with
terms and payments to accommodate individualized needs;
accept trade-ins; and lease or sell used vehicles. AANS
members receive all of the available rebates and incentives
when leasing or purchasing a vehicle through PLC.
The AANS Bulletin rates consistently high as a member benefit by
providing well-researched articles that highlight breaking socioeconomic issues affecting the field of neurosurgery. This year, the
quarterly magazine featured the cover articles: CME Evolution—
How the AANS is Helping Members Meet All CME Requirements;
To Care is Human—It’s Quality that Neurosurgery Must Define; RE:
The ER—Who is Answering the Call?; and Is the Sun Setting on
Medicare?—Grim Future, Few Bright Spots without Part B “Fixes”.
In conjunction with the American College of Surgeons, AANS
introduced an annual scholarship to subsidize attendance and
participation in the course, Leadership Program in Health Policy
and Management, at Brandeis University. The 2005 recipient, Gary
M. Bloomgarden, MD attended the course May 15–20, 2005.
The AANS keeps on top of the latest technology by continually
enhancing and improving its three Web sites: AANS.org.
MyAANS.org, and NeurosurgeryToday.org. Beginning this year,
members can assign a “delegate” who can access their
password-protected MyAANS.org records. This benefit provides
neurosurgeons with an invaluable timesaving tool. Oversight and
control are maintained as the neurosurgeon designates, and if
necessary, removes security access for the assigned individual.
This allows an assistant or anyone a neurosurgeon designates to
review/print his or her CME records, make online dues payments,
complete speaker’s requests, and access the AANS Online
Membership Directory.
In July 2004, AANS Voting Members approved a Bylaws
Amendment to permit electronic voting. This electronic process
was implemented for the first time in June 2005 when members
were given the option to vote electronically on three proposed
Bylaws. The implementation of electronic voting is a considerable
cost-saving measure.
The user-friendly public Web site, www.NeurosurgeryToday.org,
provides the public with comprehensive neurosurgical information
crafted by AANS experts. Camera ready fact sheets were added to
the line of patient education materials, and new topics will be added
regularly. These easy-to-print fact sheets are created for the public to
use, as well as for AANS members to download and offer to patients.
ROBERT A. MACIUNAS, MD
Publications Committee Chair
Educating neurosurgeons to ultimately improve patient care is the fundamental reason
AANS exists. Reaching more neurosurgeons and improving access to this education
has been a primary focus of the past year.
“One solution was to revisit home-study, or self-education opportunities,” said
Robert A. Maciunas, MD, chair of the AANS Publications Committee. “This year, AANS
and our publishing partner, Thieme, introduced the first publication in several years to
offer CME credit. Books now in the works will have CME available. Self-education
options were expanded to include not only books, but educational DVDs, and online
offerings such as Neurosurgical Focus (free to AANS members),” added Dr. Maciunas.
“These opportunities will make it easier and more convenient for physicians to stay
on top of advancements in their areas of expertise, as well as acquire necessary CME
credits. Furthermore, members now have the benefit of earned CME credits being
automatically posted to their transcript, which they can access online any time.”
Dr. Maciunas is professor of neurological surgery, department of neurological
surgery, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University School of
Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio.
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ALEX B. VALADKA, MD, FACS
Poised at the
Forefront on
Legislative Issues
Impacting
Neurosurgery
Washington Committee
Dealing with neurosurgical trauma cases on a daily basis has given
Alex B. Valadka, MD, FACS, chair of the AANS/CNS Section on
Neurotrauma and Critical Care, hands-on knowledge of
socioeconomic issues in emergency medicine. The AANS benefited
from his expertise on this subject in several arenas in the last year.
Dr. Valadka authored the cover article in the winter 2004
Bulletin, delineating many of the underlying factors potentially
contributing to the emergency room coverage crisis. The article
touched on the role of EMTALA regulations, stipends for on-call
services, and medical liability as possible components contributing
to this crisis.
Dr. Valadka also lent his expertise when he presented organized
neurosurgery’s views on EMTALA in Washington, DC at the EMTALA
TAG meeting on March 30, 2005, submitting a number of
suggested modifications. The comments are available online.
“In response to the fact that The Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) system is in the midst of a growing crisis, the AANS
recognized the need to weigh in on this issue on two fronts—
advocacy and member education. I was glad to get the opportunity
to discuss this issue both in Washington and in the Bulletin
article,” stated Dr. Valadka.
“We are optimistic that the recent changes to the EMTALA
Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines will help ease the burdens
on hospitals and physicians and will encourage, rather than
discourage, neurosurgeons’ participation in the emergency
healthcare delivery system, thereby improving patient access to
emergency medical services,” added Dr. Valadka.
Dr. Valadka is professor of neurosurgery, Baylor College of
Medicine and chief of neurosurgery, Ben Taub General Hospital in
Houston, Texas.
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n February 2005, James R. Bean, MD, AANS treasurer, testified
before the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Health
Subcommittee on the topic of “Current Issues Related to Medical
Liability Reform.” Dr. Bean, who appeared on behalf of the Alliance of
Specialty Medicine, a coalition of 13 medical specialty societies,
called on Congress to pass medical liability reform legislation that
includes, among other things, a $250,000 cap on noneconomic
damages. Dr. Bean also participated in a press conference with
Senator John Ensign (R-NV), who along with Senator Judd Gregg (RNH) announced the reintroduction of their medical liability reform bill,
the HEALTH Act, in the Senate.
In February 2005, the Joint AANS and CNS Washington Committee
submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), requesting that the OIG
establish a new safe harbor making it permissible for hospitals to
subsidize neurosurgeons’ medical malpractice premiums. Currently,
such financial assistance may be illegal under anti-kickback laws.
At the end of March 2005, the Emergency Medical Treatment and
Active Labor Act (EMTALA) Technical Advisory Group (TAG) held its first
meeting. The TAG, mandated by the Medicare Modernization Act of
2003, is charged with reviewing regulations and interpretive
guidelines related to EMTALA and making recommendations for
appropriate changes. John A. Kusske, MD, the neurosurgery
representative appointed in January 2005, began his 30-month term
on the TAG on March 30.
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inancial stability is the cornerstone of the AANS
infrastructure, enabling visionary growth and expansion.
Consistency is the word that best describes the financial
activities of fiscal year 2005. The total net excess decreased by
only $45,000 from fiscal 2004. For the fourth consecutive year, the
AANS posted a net operating profit without a dues increase. This
financial stability has enabled the Board of Directors to hold 2006
calendar year dues to the same rates billed since 2001.
Once again, this year’s financial improvement can be
attributed to a focused financial awareness by AANS leadership,
as well as AANS staff that are adept at managing resources while
containing costs.
This report reflects the combined financial statements of the
American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American
Association of Neurosurgeons covering the period of July 1, 2004,
through June 30, 2005.
Revenue
Gross revenue in fiscal 2005 showed an increase of slightly more
than $1,000,000 from the previous year. All gross revenue
categories posted increases this year.
•
Revenue for the 2005 AANS Annual Meeting increased by
$30,000 over the previous fiscal year.
•
The Journal of Neurosurgery posted another large increase in
gross revenue of $421,000. While advertising revenue
improved slightly, this gain is attributed to increased
subscription rates and subscriptions for nonmembers and
foreign institutions.
•
The education and practice management area achieved
substantial revenue gains, producing $1,338,000 in gross
revenue. The three regional spine courses generated $285,000,
while the Leibrock Leadership Development Conference
generated $133,000.
Expenses
Cost containment contributed in great part to the
net profit posted in fiscal 2005. The cost of
operations increased by $114,000, although this
represents a mere 4 percent increase from the
previous year, while total activity expenses
decreased by $40,000. Areas showing
substantial change include:
•
The 2005 AANS Annual Meeting in New
Orleans incurred $144,000 less in expenses
than the 2004 Annual Meeting in Orlando.
•
The increase in the number of journals
produced by the Journal of Neurosurgery
contributed to a $391,500 increase in
expenses. However, the publication posted a
net income increase of $30,000 from the
previous year.
•
Education and practice management courses
finished 2005 with a net income of $285,000,
a decrease of only $6,000 from 2004.
All year-end financial statements of the AANS are
reviewed by outside auditors. Any material
differences between a published financial
statement and the auditors’ report are
communicated to AANS members in the AANS
Bulletin. Copies of the most recent audit are
available to members by writing to: AANS
Accounting Department, 5550 Meadowbrook
Drive, Rolling Meadows, IL., 60008-3852.
Financial Stability
the Cornerstone
of Growth
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
6/30/05
ASSETS
Cash and Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,455,223
Other Current Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,608,707
Property and Equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,735,521
Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .372,657
Total Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,172,108
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and other Current Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,246,497
Note Payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364,376
Total Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,610,873
Equity
Beginning Net Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,856,349
Net Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,704,886
Total Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,561,235
Total Liabilities and Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,172,108
INCOME STATEMENT
Revenue
Operating Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13,293,152
Operating Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,025,153
Net Operating Income (Loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,267,999
Non-Operating Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436,887
Net Income (Loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,704,886
FY2005 SOURCES OF REVENUE
0.8%
2.9%
4.3%
4.7%
Annual Meeting 32.5%
32.5%
9.3%
Journal of Neurosurgery 30.4%
Dues 15%
Professional Development 9.3%
Product & Services 4.7%
Contract Services 4.3%
15%
Joint Programs 2.9%
Other 0.8%
30.4%
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he NREF has been dedicated to providing private,
nongovernmental sources of funding for research training in
the neurosciences since its establishment in 1981. The
NREF ensures the continued viability and expansion of the field of
neurological surgery, based on fundamental research in the basic
sciences and clinical enterprises pertinent to neurosurgery.
In 2004-2005, the NREF made some noteworthy fundraising
strides. AANS members responded very well, increasing their
support by 47 percent, while the number of donations increased
by 110 percent. There were 460 new contributors, and online dues
invoices generated 62 gifts totaling nearly $10,000.
By supporting neurosurgical research, the NREF stimulates
learning and enhances educational opportunities in the field of
neurosurgery, and contributes to potential breakthroughs in
treating a wide range of neurological diseases and conditions.
Today’s researchers supported by the NREF may provide the path
to finding cures for devastating conditions such as Parkinson’s
disease, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, spinal cord and traumatic
brain injuries, and brain tumors.
Young Clinician Investigator Award Recipients
($40,000 for one year)
•
Steven Casha, MD, PhD, (cosponsored by Kyphon Inc.)
Foothills Hospital, Metalloproteinase Inhibition in Acute Spinal
Cord Injury: A Human Pilot Study of Intravenous Minocycline
•
Amy B. Heimberger, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center, Phenotypic and Functional Characterization of
Microglia within Malignant Gliomas
•
Charles Y. Liu, MD, PhD, University of Southern California,
Artificial Niches for Neural Stem Cells
Research Fellowship Award Recipients
($40,000 for one year, $70,000 for two years)
•
David Cory Adamson, MD, (2-Year), Duke University,
Identification of Novel Molecular Therapeutic Markers in
Glioblastoma Multiforme
•
Ryan DenHaese, MD, (1-Year), University of Maryland,
Molecular Mechanism for Adenosine Effects in Cerebral Vessels
•
Michael Kelly, MD, (1-Year), (cosponsored
by DePuy Spine, a Johnson & Johnson
Company), University of Saskatchewan,
Synchrotron-supported Imaging of Spinal
Cord Injury in an Animal Model
•
Kendall H. Lee, MD, PhD, (1-Year),
(cosponsored by Medtronic Neurological),
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,
Mechanism of Action of Deep Brain
Stimulation
•
Brian Ragel, MD, (1-Year), University of Utah,
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) Inhibitors in the
Treatment of Meningiomas
•
Michael Louis Smith, MD (1-Year), University
of Pennsylvania, Injury-induced Changes in
Hippocampal Function: Electrophysiology
Investigations of Circuit and Synaptic
Signaling
Seventh Annual Silent Auction
Supports NREF Research
Advancing Cutting
Edge Neurosurgical
Research
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The silent auction is always a lively event at the
AANS Annual Meetings. Sponsored by the Young
Neurosurgeons Committee, this year’s silent
auction in New Orleans proved just as popular
for attendees. Featuring an eclectic array of
nearly 100 items, proceeds totaling more than
$23,000 were donated to the NREF in support of
crucial research and education.
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Developing Corporate Relationships
In an effort to boost corporate giving, the AANS Development
Committee created the AANS Guidelines for Corporate Relations,
with the brand new AANS Corporate Partnership Opportunities
brochure launched at the AANS Annual Meeting in April.
Annually, companies support the AANS by becoming Pinnacle
Partners. The Pinnacle Partners program, now in its second year,
offers corporate partnerships that go beyond traditional
sponsorships. Sponsorships are a pathway to achieving companies’
missions and goals, while establishing added recognition and
greater exposure to the broadest possible audience—the AANS
membership. Through their generous support, Pinnacle Partners
help provide invaluable member services, such as quality
education courses and professional meetings.
JULIAN T. HOFF, MD
NREF Chair
Julian T. Hoff, MD, dedicated more than seven years of service to
the NREF as chair of the Executive Council, stepping down from
the position in October 2004. Dr. Hoff brought considerable grace,
skill, and passion to supporting neurosurgical research, and the
growth and quality of the program reflects this. His firm belief and
enthusiastic support of research led to considerable strides in
generating fundraising revenues to support the grant program.
Under his expert guidance, the number of grant applications
received increased significantly, and the NREF nearly doubled the
number of grants awarded to nine in 2004.
“Supporting the potentially groundbreaking work of young
researchers is an integral part of advancing the field of
neurosurgery, and the NREF is an excellent vehicle for attaining
this goal,” said Dr. Hoff. The research supported through the NREF
may hold the key to future treatments and cures for a wide range
of neurological diseases and conditions—from spinal cord injuries,
to brain tumors, to Parkinson’s disease,” added Dr. Hoff.
“Corporate and member support has increased greatly for the
NREF over the last few years, enabling the funding of more
research projects. It is important to continue this forward
momentum as this program supports fundamental research that
one day may save one of our lives or the lives of countless
individuals,” remarked Dr. Hoff.
Dr. Hoff is the Richard C. Schneider Professor in the
department of neurosurgery at the University of Michigan in Ann
Arbor, Mich.
AANS gratefully acknowledges two new Pinnacle
Partners who showed their support in 2004-2005:
Kyphon Inc. and Stryker Leibinger Micro Implants.
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STEVEN CASHA, MD, PHD
Young Clinician Investigator Award Recipient
For the last year, Steven Casha, MD PhD, has been tackling research that may one day lead
to a breakthrough in treating acute spinal cord injury (SCI), potentially decreasing paralysis
caused by these injuries, and restoring function. Definitely a worthy endeavor, given that an
estimated 2.5 million people across the world are living with paralysis caused by SCI. In the
United States alone, there are about 11,000 new injuries every year and more than 250,000
people living with SCI.
This award was cosponsored by Kyphon Inc. founded in 1994, and dedicated to restoring
spinal function through minimally invasive therapies. “My previous research has focused on
the investigation of neuroprotective strategies related to cell death mechanisms after SCI.
This award has enabled us to initiate a double blind randomized placebo controlled human
pilot study of minocycline in these patents,” stated Dr. Casha.
“Specifically, the ultimate goal of the research is to determine if minocycline, a secondgeneration tetracycline administered in conjunction with spinal perfusion pressure
augmentation, improves outcome after SCI,” said Dr. Casha.
“Initial results are promising. We have been able to administer the trial protocol
successfully and to collect outcomes reliably. I hope that this initial study will provide the
preliminary data necessary to undertake a larger randomized, controlled, double-blinded
clinical trial investigating efficacy in the near future.”
“The NREF provides invaluable support to young researchers working on projects that
one day may lead to improved patient outcomes and perhaps even cures for devastating
conditions and diseases affecting millions,” concluded Dr. Casha.
Dr. Casha is assistant professor of clinical neurosciences at the University of Calgary in
Calgary, Alberta.
KENDALL H. LEE, MD, PHD
Research Fellowship Award Recipient
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) has been used effectively to treat intractable pain, Parkinson’s
disease, epilepsy, and tremor. However, the exact mechanism by which this creates
therapeutic relief is yet to be fully understood. In his research study, Kendall H. Lee, MD
PhD, has been exploring the intracellular effects of high frequency stimulation (HFS) on
neurons within the subthalamic nucleus and the thalamus of laboratory animals to test the
hypothesis that HFS results in neurotransmitter release.
Dr. Lee’s grant was cosponsored by Medtronic Neurological, a division of Medtronic, Inc.,
a global leader in medical technology. “Receiving an NREF Research Fellowship Award has
enabled me to continue the work I have been doing in this arena for the last few years and
will hopefully further the knowledge we have about how DBS therapy influences specific
regions of the brain,” stated Dr. Lee.
“While preliminary results suggest that the mechanism of HFS releases
neurotransmitters, I am also testing the hypothesis that neurotransmitter release induced by
HFS may block synchronized oscillations, the underlying cause of tremor, as well as spindle
waves and 3 Hz Absence seizure-like discharges,” said Dr. Lee.
“DBS is a very important treatment tool for many individuals with debilitating movement
disorders and seizures. By pinpointing this mechanism more precisely, we may be able to
improve the efficacy of DBS for treating a variety of neurological conditions,” added Dr. Lee.
Dr. Lee is chief resident in neurosurgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in
Lebanon, N.H.
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The Foundation gratefully
acknowledges and
appreciates the generous
support of the following
individuals, groups and
corporations, who made
their contributions to NREF
from July 1, 2004, through
June 30, 2005.
Gifts of $15,000 to $25,000
Benjamin B. Lecompte III, MD
Gifts of $5,000 to $14,999
Hans C. Coester, MD, FACS
Charles Joseph Hodge Jr., MD
Seth M. Weingarten, MD
Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999
Dr. and Mrs. Julian T. Hoff
John A. Jane Sr., MD, PhD
Marc A. Letellier, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Paul C. McCormick
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Oestreich
Russel H. Patterson Jr., MD
Catherine A. Ruebenacker-Mazzola
Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499
Dr. and Mrs. Bizhan Aarabi
Christopher J. Abood, MD
E. Francois Aldrich, MD
Jaime A. Alvarez, MD
Ronald I. Apfelbaum, MD
Susan Baker
James R. Bean, MD
Edward C. Benzel, MD
Deborah L. Benzil, MD
Charles H. Bill II, MD, PhD
Peter McL. Black, MD, PhD
Gary M. Bloomgarden, MD
Henry Brem, MD, FACS
Kim J. Burchiel, MD, FACS
Joyce A. Campbell
John R. Caruso, MD, FACS
Israel P. Chambi-Venero, MD, FACS
Lawrence S. Chin, MD, FACS
Dr. and Mrs. William T. Couldwell
Frank Culicchia, MD
Arthur L. Day MD, FACS
Fernando G. Diaz, MD, PhD
Howard M. Eisenberg, MD
Willard Emch, MD
Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD
Allan H. Freidman, MD, FACS
Allan L. Gardner, MD
John G. Golfinos, MD
Julius M. Goodman, MD
Dr. and Mrs. M. Sean Grady
Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Grossman
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Grubb Jr.
Regis W. Haid Jr., MD
Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FACS
Dr. Griffith Harsh IV and
Ms. Margaret Whitman
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Hassenbusch
L. N. Hopkins III, MD
Theodore R. Jacobs, MD
Jeffrey K. Kachmann, MD
Patrick J. Kelly, MD, FACS
Robert B. King, MD
Joseph T. King Jr., MD
Thomas A. Kingman, MD
Myron B. Kratzer
Richard S. Kyle, MD
Michael H. Lavyne, MD
Lyal G. Leibrock, MD
David C. Leppla, MD
Danilo Martinez-Rivera, MD, PC, FACS
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel L. McKinney
Carole A. Miller, MD
K. Krishna Murthy, MD
Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD
Drs. George and Linda Ojemann
Dr. and Mrs. Frank T. Padberg
Dr. and Mrs. Nettleton S. Payne
Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Pelton
George Powell
Stefan G. Pribil, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Donald O. Quest
Robert A. Ratcheson, MD
Richard B. Raynor, MD
Albert L. Rhoton Jr., MD
Stuart Glen Rice, MD, FACS
Drs. Keith and Margaret Rich
Dr. and Mrs. David W. Roberts
Dr. and Mrs. Jon H. Robertson
Richard L. Rovit, MD
James T. Rutka, MD, PhD, FRC
Raymond Sawaya, MD
John F. Schuhmacher, MD, FACS
Dr. and Mrs. P. Robert Schwetschenau
Edward L. Seljeskog, MD, PhD
Warren R. Selman, MD
Michael B. Shannon, MD
J. Marc Simard MD, PhD
Robert Lewis Simons II, MD, FACS
Volker K. H. Sonntag, MD
Gary K. Steinberg, MD, PhD
Philip E. Stieg, PhD, MD
Elizabeth Sweet
Greg Errol Thompson, MD
Jeffrey J. Thramann, MD
Troy M. Tippett, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Watridge
Martin H. Weiss, MD, FACS
Dr. and Mrs. Joel W. Winer
Dr. and Mrs. H. Richard Winn
Fremont P. Wirth, MD
Seth M. Zeidman, MD
Gifts of $500 to $999
Jose Fasusto Alvarez-Dib, MD
Liz Aubert
Nicholas M. Barbaro, MD
Ms. Joel C. Boaz, MD
Art Camacho, MD
Thomas E. Carter, MD, FACS
Maurice Collada Jr., MD
Ara Jason Deukmedjian, MD
John A. Duncan III, MD, PhD
Dr. and Mrs. Stewart B. Dunsker
Dr. and Mrs. Joel A. Feigenbaum
Stephen R. Freidberg, MD
Mark A. Fulton, MD
Jeff Gibbs
Franz E. Glasauer, MD
Dr. and Mrs. M. Peter Heilbrun
Umeo Ito, MD
Keller Kaufman-Fox
Tamir Kazaz
David G. Kline, MD
Ranjit Kumar Laha, MD
Robert Levinthal, MD, FACS
Dr. and Mrs. Dean C. Lohse
Agnes M. Marshall-Walker, RN
Paul B. Nelson, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Ojemann
John P. Olson, MD, PhD
Rob G. Parrish, MD, PhD
John P. Phillips, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Pollock
A. John Popp, MD and
Margaret M. Vosburgh
Elisabeth M. Post, MD
John F. Raggio, MD
Gustavo Ramos, MD
Kenneth J. Richland, MD
Joshua M. Rosenow, MD
Gail L. Rosseau, MD
Michael Schulder, MD
Mark Edwin Shaffrey, MD
Scott A. Shapiro, MD
William W. S. So, MD
Robert F. Spetzler, MD
Paul E. Spurgas, MD
John E. Stevenson, MD
Olawale Sulaiman, MD
Russell L. Travis, MD
Dennis A. Turner, MD
G. Edward Vates, MD, PhD
Dr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Walter
Steven Christopher Zielinski, MD
Gifts of $250 to $499
Charles B. Agbi, MD
Ron L. Alterman, MD
Kathleen H. Baker, MBA, CNRN
Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Balch
William B. Betts, MD
James Earl Boggan, MD
Gregory Corradino, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Dempsey
Edward A. M. Duckworth, MD
Susan Eget
Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRC
Henry Feuer, MD
Donald H. Frank, MD
Victor T. Freund, MD
Howard M. Gardner, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Grant E. Gauger
Abdi S. Ghodsi, MD
Vivekananda Gonugunta, MD, FRCS
Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton C. Goulart
Michael V. Hajjar, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. Heafner
Robert F. Heary, MD
F. Richard Jordan, MD
Christopher M. Loftus, MD, FACS
Rob Logan
Thomas A. Marshall
William J. Meyer, MD
Richard Bacon Morawetz, MD
Seigo Nagao, MD
Ewell Lee Nelson III, MD
William G. Obana, MD
Katie Orrico, JD
Kimberly A. Page, MD
Mick J. Perez-Cruet, MD
Robert Pitt
Tamara P. Porfirio
William L. Pritchard, MD
James Karl Sabshin, MD
Stephen C. Saris, MD
Matt Sexton
Philip T. Shields, MD
Randall W. Smith, MD
Richard C. Strauss, MD
Larry D. Tice, MD
Hani J. Tuffaha, MD
Paul Truman Turner, MD
William C. Welch, MD
Paul Williams
Ronald E. Woosley, MD
Ahmet Yildizhan, MD
Gifts of $100 to $249
Hatem S. Abdo, MD
Ramin M. Abdolvahabi, MD, PhD
M. Samy Abdou, MD
Moustapha Abou-Samra, MD
Maged Lotfy Abu-Assal, MD
Pablo J. Acebal, MD
Laurie Lynn Ackerman, MD
James R. Adametz, MD
David E. Adler, MD
Joseph Aferzon, MD
Cynthia Zane Africk, MD, FACS
Alfonso Aldama-Luebbert, MD
Todd D. Alexander, MD
Alex Alfieri, MD
Brent T. Alford, MD
Julio Aljure, MD
David W. Allen, MD, PC
Marshall B. Allen Jr., MD
Rafael Allende, MD
Michael A. Amaral, MD, FACS
Lisa Maire Ambrogio, PA-C
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD
Ahmed S. Ammar, MD, PhD
Thomas S. Anderson, MD
Mark E. Anderson, MD
Michel W. Andre-Kildare, MD
Nobuo Aoki, MD
Alan J. Appley, MD, FACS
Hajime Arai, MD
Roberto J. Aranibar, MD
Rex E. Arendall II, MD
Thomas J. Arkins, MD
Neal I. Aronson, MD
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Gustavo J. Arriola, MD
Mr. John A. Artz
Reza P. Asli, MD
Sam Assam, MD
Jens Astrup, MD
Ramesh P. Babu, MD
Robert J. Backer, MD
Behnam Badie, MD, FACS
Kumaran Bahuleyan, MD
Gregory J. Bailey, MD, FACS
Saeed Bajwa, MD
Hillel Baldwin, MD
Gene H. Barnett, MD, FACS
Frank D. Barranco, MD
Jay M. Barrash, MD, FACS
Janet W. Bay, MD
Thomas A. Becherer, MD
David W. Beck, MD
Mohamed Y. I. Beck, MD
Donald L. Behrmann, MD, PhD
Roberto B. Bellegarrigue, MD, FACS
Vladimir Benes Jr., MD, PhD
Vallo Benjamin, MD
Thomas A. Bergman, MD
Clark B. Bernard, MD
Robert J. Bernardi, MD
William J. Beutler, MD, FACS
Mark H. Bilsky, MD
Mr. and Mrs. David Bird
Randolph C. Bishop, MD, FACS
W. Ben Blackett, MD, JD
Deborah A. Blades, MD
Miroslav P. Bobek, MD
Frank H. Boehm Jr., MD
Stephen E. Boodin, MD
John Brayton, MD, FACS
Peter R. Bronec, MD
William H. Brooks, MD
John D. Brophy, MD, FACS
Michael Brown, MD
Lewis J. Brown, MD
Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD, FACS
Michael James Burke, MD, FACS
George T. Burson, MD
Michael R. Burt, MD
Charles V. Burton, MD
Robert C. Buza, MD
Richard W. Byrne, MD
Arnold B. Calica, MD, PhD
Rafael Camacho Morales, MD
Paul Joseph Camarata, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Louis P. Caragine Jr.
Carolyn Marie Carey, MD, FACS
Peter W. Carmel, MD
Benjamin Solomon Carson, MD
L. Philip Carter, MD
David A. Cech, MD, FACS
Leonard John Cerullo, MD, FACS
Luis A. Cervantes, MD, FACS
Luiz G. Cesar, MD
R. Cem Cezayirli, MD, FACS
Kym Lynette Chandler, MD, FACS
Chen-Nen Chang, MD
Fady T. Charbel, MD
Tamerla D. Chavis, MD
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Han-Jung Chen, MD, PhD
Theresa M. Cheng, MD, PhD
Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. Chicoine
William W. Choi, MD, FRCSC
Sin H. Choo, MD
Mike Wooliang Chou, MD
Ray M. Chu, MD
Jonathan S. Citow, MD, FACS
W. Craig Clark, MD, PhD
Richard E. Clatterbuck, MD, PhD
Elizabeth B. Claus, MD, PhD
Cully A. Cobb III, MD
Charles S. Cobbs, MD
Traian T. Cojocaru, MD
Edward V. Colapinto, MD
James C. Collias, MD
William F. Collins Jr., MD
Gary P. Colon, MD
Patrick J. Connolly, MD
E. Sander Connolly Jr., MD
Daniel F. Cooper
Jesus Roberto Cordero, DMD, MD
Amilcar J. Correa, MD
G. Rees Cosgrove, MD, FRCS
Philippe Coubes, MD, PhD
Jean-Valery C. E. Coumans, MD
Paul D. Croissant, MD
John S. Crutchfield, MD, FACS
John T. Cummings Jr., MD
William T. Curry Jr., MD
S. Marshall Cushman, MD
Vasco F. Da Silva, MD
Mark D. D'Alise, MD, FACS
Ghodrat O. Daneshdoost, MD
Kaushik Das, MD
Lycurgus M. Davey, MD
John D. Davis IV, MD
Maurice J. Day Jr., MD
Carlo M. De Luna, MD
Olivier De Witte, MD, PhD
Fernando Delasotta, MD, FACS
Paul D. Dernbach, MD
William O. DeWeese, MD
George V. Di Giacinto, MD
Victor Manuel Diaz-Simental, MD
Stefanie Ann DiCea, PA-C
Phillip S. Dickey, MD
John B. Dietze, MD
Donald D. Dietze Jr., MD
James D. Dillon, MD
Peter B. Dirks, MD
Richard A. Dirrenberger, MD, FACS
Gary A. Dix, MD
Patrick F. Doherty, MD
Eugen James Dolan, MD
Pedro R. Dominguez Jr., MD
Jose Dones, MD
Michael Dorsen, MD, FACS
Clifford C. Douglas, MD, PhD
Werner K. Doyle, MD, FACS
Michael J. Doyle, MD
James M. Drake, MD
Lawrence Drerup, MD, FACS
Luis E. Duarte, MD, FACS
Derek A. Duke, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Scott C. Dulebohn
John J. Dusseau, MD
Doros Economos, MD
Alan Stewart Edelman, MD
Fredric L. Edelman, MD
Bruce L. Ehni, MD
Eldan B. Eichbaum, MD
Mark B. Eisenberg, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Winston S. Ekren
Abdeslam El Khamlichi, MD
Foad Elahi, MD
Muftah Sam Eljamel, MD, FRCS
J. Paul Elliott, MD
Scott W. Elton, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Patrick W. Elwood
John M. Emery III, MD
Jerry Engelberg, MD
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Engelbreit
Herbert H. Engelhard III, MD, PhD
George D. England, MD, MS
Fred J. Epstein, MD
Mark S. Ercius, MD
Phillip G. Esce, MD
Jaime Espinosa, MD
Shahin Etebar, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Everett
Alain Y. Fabi, MD
Laurie R. Faircloth, RN
William Brenton Faircloth, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Jacques N. Farkas
Robert P. Feldman, MD
Sandy Felgar
Robert A. Fenstermaker, MD
E. Malcolm Field, MD
Andrew D. Fine, MD
Igor Fineman, MD
Sanford Fineman, MD, FACS
Katrina S. Firlik, MD
Duncan Kinnear Fischer, MD, PhD
Robert E. Flandry Jr., MD, FAC
Jeffrey Evan Florman, MD
Thomas B. Flynn, MD
Kevin T. Foley, MD
Modesto Fontanez, MD, JD, FACS
Thomas R. Forget Jr., MD
George Foroglou, MD
Lawrence J. Frazin, MD, FACS
Michael H. Freed, MD
Andrew Freese, MD, PhD
Barry N. French, MD
Kai U. Frerichs, MD
Marc H. Friedberg, MD, PhD
Robert M. Friedlander, MD
Phillip Friedman, MD, FACS
Stanley W. Fronczak, MD, JD, FACS
Kimball S. Fuiks, MD
Yohsuke Fukami, MD
Daniel H. Fulkerson, MD
Kazuhide Furuya, MD, DMSc
Duane B. Gainsburg, MD, FACS
Regan Shawn Gallaher, MD
Daniel D. Galyon, MD, FACS
William F. Ganz, MD, FACS
Javier Garcia-Bengochea, MD
Stephen R. Gardner, MD, FACS
Mark A. Gardon, MD
Ira M. Garonzik, MD
John Joseph Gartman Jr., MD
Richard E. George Jr., MD
Mark B. Gerber, MD
John W. German, MD
John William Gianino, MD
Michael Gieger, MD
Holly S. Gilmer-Hill, MD
A. Eric Gioia, MD
Roberta P. Glick, MD
Alexandra J. Golby, MD
Marc S. Goldman, MD
Gabriel A.Gonzales-Portillo,
MD, FACS
Stanley J. Goodman, MD
Stuart Glenn Goodman, MD
Isaac Goodrich, MD
Charles R. Gordon, MD
Judith L. Gorelick, MD
Michael W. Gorum, MD
Ravindra N. Goyal, MD, FACS
Jordan C. Grabel, MD
Vicente C. Gracias, MD
Jon F. Graham, MD, FACS
Walter Grand, MD
John Andrew Grant, MB, ChB, FRCS
Richard N. V. Gray, MD
Jeffrey Allen Greenberg, MD
Richard P. Greenberg, MD, PhD
Andrew Greenberg
Henry J. Greenwood, MD, FACS
C. Russ Greer, MD
Frederick K. Gregorius, MD, FACS
Carlton C. and Michele S. Gregory
Peter J. Grillo, MD, FACS
Francois Grisoli, MD
David P. Gruber, MD
George Gruner, MD
John J. Guarnaschelli, MD
Maria A. Guglielmo, MD
Lee R. Guterman, PhD, MD
Lisa L. Guyot, MD, PhD
Ryder P. Gwinn, MD
Stephen J. Haines, MD
Anthony James Hall, MD, FACS
Walter A. Hall, MD
In-Suk Hamm, MD, PhD
Kimberly S. Harbaugh, MD
James E. Harper, RN, MS, NP
J. Frederick Harrington Jr., MD
Mrs. Sandra E. Harris
Larry P. Hartman, MD
Amy B. Heimberger, MD
Tomasz K. Helenowski, MD
Fraser C. Henderson, MD
Douglas Hershkowitz, MD
Eugene E. Herzberger, MD
Donald L. Hilton Jr., MD
William A. Himango, MD
Stephen W. Hipp, MD
Alan D. Hirschfeld, MD
Brent N. Hisey, MD
Philip J. Hlavac, MD
Mary Louise Hlavin, MD
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Jonathan E. Hodes, MD
Philip J. Hodge, MD
Brian F. Hoeflinger, MD
Peter H. Hollis, MD
Robert F. Hollis III, MD
Eric K. Holm, MD, FACS
Robert N. N. Holtzman, MD
Robert S. Hood, MD
Jonathan W. Hopkins, MD
Terry Horner, MD
Donald D. Horton, MD
Jay U. Howington, MD
Zenko J. Hrynkiw, MD
W. Robert Hudgins, MD
George V. Huffmon III, MD
Alan T. Hunstock, MD
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Hutchison
Mark R. Iantosca, MD
Panos Ignatiadis, MD
Orhan Ilercil, MD
Anthony S. Ioppolo, MD
Warren Y. Ishida, MD
Keisuke Ishii, MD, PhD
Bermans J. Iskandar, MD
Masanori Itoh, MD
Avery M. Jackson III, MD
George I. Jallo, MD
Saied Jamshidi, MD
Woodrow Janese, MD, FACS
Omar F. Jimenez, MD
Dale K. Johns, MD
John K. Johnson, MD, FACS
Randall Roy Johnson, MD, PhD
David S. Jones, MD
F. Douglas Jones, MD
Cecil Lai Jun, MD
Chikafusa Kadowaki, MD, DMSc
Kamal K. Kalia, MD
Toshifumi Kamiryo, MD
Tetsuo Kanno, MD
Charles C. Kanos, MD
Jeff Karbowski
Barry Irving Katz, MD
M. Richard Katz, MD
David B. Kee Jr., MD
Daniel F. Kelly, MD
Matthew B. Kern, MD
Kaveh Khajavi, MD, FACS
Agha Shahid Khan, MD
Ghahreman Khodadad, MD
Steven P. Kiefer, MD
Bruce L. Kihlstrom, MD
James A. Killeffer, MD
Dong H. Kim, MD
Hyung Dong Kim, MD
Jhinho Kim, MD
Se-Hoon Kim, MD, PhD
Seong-Rim Kim, MD
Young H. Kim, MD
Glenn W. Kindt, MD
Michael A. King, MD
Wesley A. King, MD
Daniel L. Kitchens, MD, FACS
Dr. and Mrs. Laurence I. Kleiner
Stefan J. Konasiewicz, MD
Thomas A. Kopitnik Jr., MD
Edward J. Kosnik, MD
Diana L. Kraemer, MD
John E. Krettek, MD, PhD
Barry A. Kriegsfeld, MD
Mark J. Krinock, MD
John J. Kruse, DMD, MD
Mark J. Kubala, MD
David C. Y. Kung, MD
Sagi M. Kuznits, MD
Robert Lacin, MD
Cornelius H. Lam, MD
Barry J. Landau, MD
Frederick F. Lang Jr., MD
David J. Langer, MD
Todd Hopkins Lanman, MD
Douglas W. Laske, MD
Jorge J. Lastra-Power, MD
Barbara E. Lazio, MD
Joung H. Lee, MD
K. Stuart Lee, MD, FACS
Kendall H. Lee, MD, PhD
James J. Leech, MD, FACS
James W. Leiphart, MD, PhD
Mitchell Edward Levine, MD
Jodie K. Levitt, MD
Philip Levitt, MD, PA
Arnoldo Levy, MD
Adam I. Lewis, MD
Veetai Li, MD
Kevin O. Lillehei, MD
James G. Lindley Jr., MD
Benjamin C. Ling, MD
Mark E. Linskey, MD
George E. Locke, MD
Dr. and Mrs. John D. Loeser
Thomas S. Loftus, MD, PA
Douglas J. Long, MD
Blas Ezequiel Lopez Felix, MD
Jeffrey A. Louie, MD
Lucy Carole Love, MD
Laverne Ray Lovell, MD
James G. Lowe, MD
Walter X. Loyola, MD, FACS
Andres M. Lozano, MD, PhD
William Y. Lu, MD
Dr. and Mrs. L. Dade Lunsford
Mark A. Lyerly, MD
Thomas A. Lyons, MD
Shiyoji Mabuchi, MD
Drew Mackenzie
R. W. Mackie, MD
Joseph R. Madsen, MD
Hisham S. Majzoub, MD
Dan and Diane Makney
Leonard I. Malis, MD
Dennis R. Malkasian, MD, PhD
Gunwant S. Mallik, MD
Eileen M. Maloney Wilensky,
MSN, ACNP
Stavros N. Maltezos, MD
Robert F. Mann, MD
Jeffrey C. Margetts, MD
Raul Marino Jr., MD
Jonathan E. Martin, MD
Kirk Martin
Robert L. Martuza, MD
Clinton Edward Massey, MD
Eric M. Massicotte, MD, MSc
Luciano Mastronardi, MD MS
Thomas K. Mattingly, MD
Peter L. Mayer, MD
William H. McAllister IV, MD
Dennis E. McClure, MD
J. Gordon McComb, MD
Kevin M. McGrail, MD
Guy M. McKhann II, MD
Mark R. McLaughlin, MD
Christie M. McMorrow, MD
Fred G. McMurry, MD
John H. McVicker, MD
Michael James Meagher, MD
Michael Dean Medlock, MD
Miguel Angel Melgar, MD, PhD
Donald L. Mellman, MD, MPH
Alejandro Mendez, MD
Robert C. Meredith, MD, FACS
Michael W. Meriwether, MD
James C. Metcalf Jr., MD
Mark E. Meyer, MD
Yves J. Meyer, MD
Bruce E. Mickey, MD
Troy H. Middleton III, MD
Luis A. Mignucci, MD
Thomas H. Milhorat, MD
Jimmy D. Miller, MD, JD
Ena Isabel Miller Molina, MD
Thomas J. Mims Jr., MD
Abraham Mintz, MD
Horace Lee Mitchell, MD
Junichi Mizuno, MD
Jean-Pierre Mobasser, MD
Ashok Modha, MD, FRCSC
Michael C. Molleston, MD
James A. Moody, MD
Dante Joseph Morassutti, MD
Michael K. Morgan, MD
John LeRoy Moriarity Jr., MD
David Lawrence Morris, MD
Harrison T. M. Mu, MD
Bradford B. Mullin, MD
Kevin J. Mullins, MD, PC
Steven E. Murk, MD
Edward C. Murphy, MD
Joseph M. Nadell, MD
Chikao Nagashima, MD
Somnath N. Nair, MD
Satoshi Nakasu, MD
Emilio M. Nardone, MD
Alfred T. Nelson Jr., MD
Brian Nesbitt
Hazel M. Neufeld, PA-C
Edward A. Neuwelt, MD
David B. Niemann, MD
Shigeru Nishizawa, MD, PhD
Fariborz Nobandegani, MD
Thorkild V. Norregaard, MD
Stephen K. Ofori-Kwakye, MD
Masayoshi Ohi, MD
Jeffrey G. Ojemann, MD
Hidehiro Oka, MD, DMSc
Shige-Hisa Okawara, MD, PhD
Richard A. Olafson, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Edward H. Oldfield
Alessandro Olivi, MD
Rick E. Olson, MD
Joe I. Ordia, MD
Julio A. Ordonez, MD
Jorge Eduardo Ortega, MD
Brett A. Osborn, DO
Joan Frances O'Shea, MD
Marco Antonio Osorio, MD
Jewell L. Osterholm, MD
Christoph B. Ostertag, MD
Kenneth H. Ott, MD
M. Chris Overby, MD
John R. Pace, MD
Helson Pacheco-Serrant, MD
Luis R. Pagan, MD
Carlos A. Palacio, MD
Sylvain Palmer, MD
Salvatore J. Palumbo, MD
Necmettin M Pamir, MD
Christopher G. Paramore, MD
Joseph C. Parker Jr., MD
Raquel Pasaron, MSN, CNRN
Jeffrey Erle Pearce, MD
Stan Pelofsky, MD
Terrence L. Pencek, MD, PhD
Bruce Pendleton, MD
Christopher F. Penka, MD, FACS
Noel I. Perin, MD
Srinivasan Periyanayagam, MD
Axel Perneczky, MD
Chris A. Philips
John G. Phillips, MD
Gautam Phookan, MD
Daniel R. Pieper, MD
Brian K. Pikul, MD
Paul J. Pitlyk, MD
L. Normand Poirier, MD
Charles E. Poletti, MD
Mark R. Proctor, MD
Donald J. Prolo, MD
Melvin E. Prostkoff, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Przybylski
Dr. and Mrs. Morris Wade Pulliam
Michael Howard Rabin, MD
Mohammed Rafiullah, MD
Iftikhar Ali Raja, MD
William M. Rambo Jr., MD
Archimedes Ramirez, MD
Ruben Ramirez Del Toro, MD
Sanjay C. Rao, MD
Lawrence G. Rapp, MD
Charles D. Ray, MD
D. Raja Reddy, MD
Harold Louis Rekate, MD
Daniel K. Resnick, MD
Rogelio Revuelta, MD
W. Emery Reynolds, MD
R. L. Patrick Rhoten, MD
Howard Anthony Richter, MD
Nathan Rifkinson, MD
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Thomas W. Rigsby, MD
Scott C. Robertson, MD
Thomas G. Rodenhouse, MD
James A. Rodgers, MD
Jose L. Rodriguez, MD, FACS
Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado,
MD, FACS
Norman C. Rokosz, MD
Juan F. Ronderos, MD
Chanland Roonprapunt, MD, PhD
Julio E. Rosado Jr., MD
Arthur P. Rosiello, MD, FACS
Hubert L. Rosomoff, MD
Matthew J. Ross, MD
Arnold J. Rossi, MD
David Rothbart, MD, FACS
Christopher S. Rumana, MD
John B. Runnels, MD
Romolo H. Russo, MD, FACS
Patrick G. Ryan, MD
Ralph Edward Rydell, MD
Christian Sainte-Rose, MD
Toshisuke Sakaki, MD
Victoria R. Samuels-Monge, MD
Kiyoshi Sato, MD
Paul D. Sawin, MD
Leslie Schaffer, MD
Gerald R. Schell, MD
Wouter I. Schievink, MD
Frank Schinco, MD
Giuseppe Schisano, MD
John H. Schneider Jr., MD
William A. Schwank, MD
Frederic T. Schwartz, MD
Daniel J. Scodary, MD, FACS
Brett Andrew Scott, MD
John M. Seelig, MD
Harold D. Segal, MD
Brad A. Selland, MD
David Louis Semenoff, MD
Chandranath Sen, MD
Magdy S. Shady, MD
David H. Shafron, MD
Set Shahbabian, MD
George B. Shanno, MD
Donald Sheffel, MD
Peter E. Sheptak, MD
Chun-jen Shih, MD
Suk-Keun Shin, MD
Grant H. Shumaker, MD
Robert J. Sieling, MD
Theodore L. Slade, MD
Andrew E. Sloan, MD
Harold Karrlin Smith, MD
Harold P. Smith, MD
Kris A. Smith, MD
Mark Vogel Smith, MD
William D. Smith, MD
Matthew D. Smyth, MD
Joseph A. Soliman, MD, FACS
Robert A. Solomon, MD
Donald Soloniuk, MD
Aldo Spallone, MD
Mark A. Spatola, MD
Dennis D. Spencer, MD
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Lawrence M. Spetka, MD
Daniel E. Spitzer, MD
Thomas A. Staner, MD
John D. Steichen, MD
Paul Steinbok, MD
Erick Stephanian, MD
Sigurdur A. Stephensen, MD
Daniel R. Stough, MD
Richard B. Stovall, MD
Timothy Strait, MD
Douglas L. Stringer, MD
Merle Preston Stringer, MD
Ann R. Stroink, MD
Michael G. Sugarman, MD
Peter P. Sun, MD
Narayan Sundaresan, MD
Shigeharu Suzuki, MD
Satoshi Suzuki, MD, PhD
Asher H. Taban, MD
Kiyoshi Takagi, MD
Kintomo Takakura, MD, PhD
Philip W. Tally, MD
Charles H. Tator, MD, PhD, MA
Tetsuo Tatsumi, MD
Ethan Taub, MD
Kevin Renard Teal, MD
Robert Theodore Tenny, MD
Basil C. Theodotou, MD, PA
David G. T. Thomas, MD
James A. Tiesi, MD
Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD
Albert Leo Timperman, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Tolchin
Patrick R Tomak, MD
Hernando Torres-Chavez, MD
John S. Treves, MD
Carlos Gustavo Troccoli, MD
Jaime A. Trueba-Reyes, MD
Goro Tsuchiya, MD
Gerald F. Tuite Jr., MD
Sagun K. Tuli, MD, FRCSC
Donn Martin Turner, MD
David D. Udehn, MD
Robert P. Uteg, MD
Dante F. Vacca, MD
John G. Van Gilder, MD
Alan S. Van Norman, MD
Gary D. Vander Ark, MD
Vassilios G. Varsos, MD
Troy M. Vaughn, MD
Pamela Verdi
Wayne G. Villanueva, MD, FACS
Francisco Villarejo, MD
John J. Viola, MD
Michael A. Vogelbaum, MD, PhD
Kelvin A. Von Roenn, MD
Ronald Wadle, DO
Carol M. Wadon, MD
Anne L. Wagenbach, RN
Joseph Robert Walker, MD
Wayne Lee Warren, MD
Joseph C. Watson, MD
Tim J. Watt, MD
Robert F. Wayner, MD
Jed P. Weber, MD
Martin E. Weinand, MD
Howard L. Weiner, MD
Steven S. Weinshel, MD
David Leslie Weinsweig, MD
Tadeusz Wellisz
Richard M. Westmark, MD
Daniel Vernon White, MD
Collier S. Wiese, PA-C
Fred C. Williams Jr., MD
James Scott Williams, MD, PhD
Owen R. T. Williams, MD
Philip J. A. Willman, MD
Matthew John Wills, MD
Diana E. Wilson, MD
Jeffrey A. Winfield, MD, PhD
Ken R. Winston, MD
Dennis D. Winters, MD
Timothy C. Wirt, MD
Jeffrey H. Wisoff, MD
Eric H. Wolfson, MD, FACS
Daniel Won, MD
Eric J. Woodard, MD
Charles J. Wright, MD
Shinya Yamada, MD, PhD
Shokei Yamada, MD
Masaaki Yamamoto, MD
Michael V. Yancey, MD
David Yashon, MD, FRCS
Philip A. Yazbak, MD, FACS
David Allan Yazdan, MD
Joseph S. Yazdi, MD
John Yen, MD
Howard Yonas, MD
Peter K. Yoon, MD
Julie E. York, MD
Jacob N. Young, MD
Kent D. Yundt, MD
Joseph M. Zabramski, MD
Ahmad Zakeri, MD
John L. Zinkel, MD, PhD
Khosrow Zolfoghary, MD, FACS
Gifts up to $99
Robert E. Aldrich Jr., PA-C
Chad Alonso
Eric Ankerud
Maria Arnold
J. Pedro Aros Ojeda, MD, FACS
Kevin Asher
Yunus Aydin, MD, Prof
Ruth Baidas
Roxanne Barrick
Scott Bronstein
Terri L. Bruce
Dr. and Mrs. David Cavanaugh
Linda Cloward
Ms. Judy S. Cole
Jeff Dailey
John Darin
Mark A. J. Dexter, MD
Robert E. Dicks III, MD
Alessandro Ducati, MD
Diana Dunn
Frances E. Elliott
Steve Freel
Takamitsu Fujimaki, MD, PhD
Susan E. Funk
Priscilla Gay
Robert Greene
Chip Helm
Joan Herlitz
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hass
Kimiyoshi Hirakawa, MD
Elizabeth F. Hobbs
Linda Hull
Maurizio Iacoangeli, MD
Sybil M. Joseph
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirby
Alan Kirschenbaum
Jeffrey P. Kochan, MD
Roy Krauthamer
John David Laidlaw, FRACS
Juan Alberto Lourido, MD
Roberto Martinez-Alvarez, MD, PhD
Richard McIntyre
Jennifer McLaughlin
Alexander David Mendelow, PhD
Chris Merritt
Akio Morita, MD, PhD
Balamurugan Mangaleswaran
Nadar, MS
Marwan Najjar, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Naumann
Debbie Oben
Joseph G. Ong, MD
Guillermo Osorio Elias
Kristan Pasek
Josep M. Prim, MD, PhD
Justin W. Renaudin, MD
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Salloum
Bill Schendel
Evelyn Settles
Harry Shapiro
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Wayne Sherman
Roger W. Shortz, MD, FACS
Harish N. Shownkeen, MD
Joni L. Shulman
Marcus Stoodley, MD, PhD
Janet Streng
Masao Sugita, MD
Basit Ali Syed, MD
Hiroshi Takahashi, MD, DMSc
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Tipton
Mr. and Mrs. John Trice
G. Dennis Vaughan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Weinerman
Dr. and Mrs. W. Brian Wheelock
Matthew W. Wood Jr., MD
Lynne Wood
Kevin M. Zitnay, MD
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Corporate Associates
Sustaining Associate
$50,000 - $74,999
Depuy Spine, a Johnson and
Johnson Company
Supporting Associate
$20,000 - $49,000
Kyphon Inc.
Medtronic Neurological
Contributing Associate
$5,000 - $19,999
The Anspach Companies
Corporate Gifts under $5,000
CINN Foundation
Integra Foundation
International Business Systems
Massachusetts General Hospital
Corporate Gifts under $100
BBDo Detroit
Bethel Ame Zion Church
Department of the Navy
Medtronic Sofamor Danek
Memorials
The following gifts were made in
memory of friends, family
members, and colleagues.
Roger Albertie
Maria Arnold, Mr. John A. Artz, Ruth
Baidas, Mr. and Mrs. David Bird, Jeff
Dailey, Frances E. Elliott, Robert
Greene, Joan Herlitz, Dan and Karen
Hess, Jeff Karbowski, Dan and Diane
Makney, Debbie Oben, Kristan Pasek,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Salloum, Janet
Streng, Lynne Wood
Cindy Gough Barbier
Mr. and Mrs. John Trice
Edwin B. Boldrey, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Grant E. Gauger
David Cahill, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Paul C. McCormick
Evelyn Henne Leech
James J. Leech, MD, FACS
Bernice Leverett
Bethel Ame Zion Church, DCS
Regional Administrators, Department
of the Navy, Diana Dunn, Priscilla
Gay, Mrs. Sandra E. Harris, Elizabeth
F. Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirby,
Evelyn Settles, Mr. and Mrs. Tipton
Angel Neftali Miranda, MD
Christopher M. Loftus, MD, FACS
Michael Lee Redmond II
Michele S. Gregory
Edith Ross
Dr. and Mrs. Joel A. Feigenbaum
Linda Shapiro
Scott A. Shapiro, MD
Laura Skrobis
Carlton C. and Michele S. Gregory
Joseph M. DePrycker
American Association of
Neurological Surgeons
Edward Spatz, MD
Sin H. Choo, MD
Arthur and Vera Emch
Willard Emch, MD
William H. Sweet, MD
Elizabeth Sweet
Sidney Goldring, MD
Fremont P. Wirth, MD
Emma Valletta (Noguchi)
Donald H. Frank, MD
Mitchell Gropper, MD
Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, FRC
A. Earl Walker, MD
Agnes M. Marshall-Walker, RN
Louis Kriegsfeld
Barry A. Kriegsfeld, MD
Tributes
The following gifts were made in
honor of friends, family members,
and colleagues.
Don Chester
Dr. and Mrs. Jacques N. Farkas
Robert Crowell, MD
David C. Leppla, MD
Richard C. Dewey, MD
George Powell
Stewart Dunsker, MD
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Weinerman
Thomas S. Engelbreit
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Engelbreit
Samuel J. Hassenbusch, MD
Katie Orrico, JD
Joni L. Shulman
M. Richard Katz, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Laurence I. Kleiner
Robert B. King, MD
Myron B. Kratzer
Edward R. Laws Jr., MD
Dr. and Mrs. Joel W. Winer
Joseph V. McDonald, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Nettleton S. Payne
Dr. Russell Meyers
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel L. McKinney
M. W. Ray
Dr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Watridge
Donald E. Richardson
George D. England, MD, MS
James T. Robertson, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Watridge
John Schumacher, MD
Sybil M. Joseph
Ronald Warren, MD and
Michael Freed, MD
Marc H. Friedberg, MD, PhD
Martin H. Weiss, MD, FACS
CINN Foundation, James Karl
Sabshin, MD
Seth M. Weingarten, MD
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AANS Mission Statement
2004-2005 Leadership
AANS Executive Office
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons is dedicated
to advancing the specialty of neurological surgery and speaking
for all practitioners of the specialty of neurosurgery in order to
provide the highest quality of care to our patients.
Officers
Robert A. Ratcheson, MD
President
5550 Meadowbrook Drive
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3852
Phone: (847) 378-0500
Toll-free: (888) 566-AANS (2267)
Fax: (847) 378-0600
E-mail: info@AANS.org
Professional Web site:
www.AANS.org
Public Information Web site:
www.NeurosurgeryToday.org
AANS Vision Statement
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AANS will assure that neurosurgeons are recognized as the
primary providers of quality care to patients with disorders
that fall within the scope of neurosurgical practice.
AANS will work to expand the scope of neurosurgical care as
new technology for the treatment of neurological and related
disorders becomes available.
AANS will be the spokesorganization speaking for
neurosurgery through its communications and interactions with
the public, media, medical and third-party payer community.
•
AANS will be members’ principal resource for professional
and practice information, education and interaction.
•
AANS will assure that appropriate clinical and basic science
will address the scope of neurosurgical practice.
Founded in 1931 as the Harvey Cushing Society, the American
Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is a scientific and
educational association with over 6,800 members worldwide.
The AANS is dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurological
surgery in order to provide the highest quality of neurosurgical
care to the public. All Active members of the AANS are certified
by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, the Royal College
of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or the Mexican Council of
Neurological Surgery, A.C. Neurosurgery is the medical specialty
concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and
rehabilitation of disorders that affect the spinal column, spinal
cord, brain, nervous system and peripheral nerves.
Fremont P. Wirth, MD
President-Elect
Charles J. Hodge, MD
Vice-President
Jon H. Robertson, MD
Secretary
James R. Bean, MD
Treasurer
A. John Popp, MD
Immediate Past President
Directors-at-Large
Christopher M. Loftus, MD
Paul C. McCormick, MD
James T. Rutka, MD
Warren R. Selman, MD
Troy M. Tippett, MD
Regional Directors
Gene H. Barnett, MD
Paul E. Spurgas, MD
Frederick D. Todd II, MD
Clarence B. Watridge, MD
Ex-Officio
Frederick A. Boop, MD
G. Rees Cosgrove, MD
Dennis E. McDonnell, MD
Mark R. McLaughlin, MD
Andrew D. Parent, MD
Gerald E. Rodts, MD
Oren Sagher, MD
Raymond Sawaya, MD
Philip E. Steig, MD
Alex B. Valadka, MD, FACS
Liaisons
Deborah L. Benzil, MD
Mark G. Hamilton, MD
Nelson M. Oyesiku, MD
AANS Executive Office
5550 Meadowbrook Drive
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3852
Executive Director
Thomas A. Marshall
Deputy Executive Director
Ronald W. Engelbreit, CPA
Associate Executive Director
Susan M. Eget
Associate Executive Director
Joni L. Shulman
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